A couple of weekends ago, I travelled about two hours from Canberra to the south coast of New South Wales to stay with friends Sharon and Brenden. I hadn’t seen these friends for some time so with my little dog Axel we set off around lunch time on a Friday and stayed until mid morning Sunday. Driving along their street is wonderful as there are many kangaroos that come to the front lawns of homes to eat every afternoon and early morning.

(photo courtesy of Brenden)

Around 7pm our other friends arrived from Canberra and Brenden started up the BBQ. Sharon made a delicious cauliflower curry for me and afterwards we sat on the back verandah on comfy outdoor chairs overlooking the bushland and the shores of St George’s Basin.

On our second evening, Sharon arranged dinner at a small town called Milton. None of us had been to this restaurant so we were keen to try it.

Milton was founded in 1860 and has a population of around 1600 people. It’s a beautiful little town with quaint cafes, bed and breakfasts and lovely clothing shops.

The south coast has such beautiful countryside and as it was an early dinner I got to see great views along the way.We arrived at St. Isidore and wow what a place. A casual feel inside, tables presented nicely and lovely views of the gardens from all windows.The grounds really are gorgeous, service is great and food very good. We were seated at our table by a very friendly waiter and I took a walk around the grounds to take some photos.We ordered our drinks and took a look at the menu. I had already checked out the dishes on-line as wanted to make sure there were vegan options; there were!I ate very healthily. I ordered a pasta dish with broad beans and an olive oil dressing for entree and a tofu and vegetable dish for my main course. My main had grilled eggplant and I love eggplant but definitely not grilled so that was left in the bowl.My friends ordered an array of dishes which they said were all delicious.

Dessert was ordered by two of my friends but the rest of us were too full. There was an option of sorbet for me but I really didn’t feel like eating anything else.All in all it was a very lovely evening…

I love the photos Sue, especially the one with so many kangaroos. I was recently in Jervis Bay for work and saw more kangaroos on a footy field than I think I’ve seen collectively in my life. I assume the drought is forcing them into urban grassed areas.
It looks like the food is spectacular.

What an amazing decor !!! The weather was perfect, and all this green all over !!! It looks so peaceful and joyful at the same time, at least that’s the feeling I got from this post. I am even Pinteresting your post for when I eventually travel to Australia someday!! And I can already imagine my husband having so much fun seeing the kangaroos freely walking on people’s lawn!! I loved this post, as well as what you guys ate btw! xxxx

What a beautiful place! That sky! Those clouds! I can’t even go outside because when it is not pouring the pollution is quite high and I don’t dare taking the baby out. We are having a horrible winter…

How fun watching the kangaroo in the lawn. The restaurant looks cozy with beautiful view. The food looks good but I am missing some meat as I am a meat eater ha..ha.. now I know your secret and how you stay slim… become a vegan:)

I sure liked the kangaroos but as always your food photos and details are impeccable, Sue.
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Dear Robin. Thank you very much. How lovely of you. Thank you so very much and all. The very best to you over the Christmas holidays and of course wishing you a wonderful, healthy and happy NY. X (I am not on Facebook but will check out Instagram now)